Historic Books
Most of these books are out of print and unavailable, but if you’re lucky enough to spot one in a secondhand bookstore, or the library, they’re well worth the read.
Bruce McLaren: Racing Car Constructor by George Begg – Currently out of stock – please check our shop
From the Cockpit by Bruce McLaren
Anatomy of a Grand Prix by Richard Garrett
The Men by Barrie Gill
McLaren – The Man, Cars & Team by Eoin Young
Eoin Young’s McLaren book
The book is more than a biography of Bruce McLaren, it is a thorough probing into every aspect of the organisation he built up. Eoin Young’s story comes from personal experience and direct interviews with talented men who worked with Bruce.
It Beats Working by Eoin Young
Bruce McLaren by Eoin Young
McLaren – The G.P., Can-Am & Indy Cars by Doug Nye
Vroom!! by Peter Manso
Group Seven by Karl Ludvigsen
McLaren – A Racing History by Geoffrey Williams
The Great Racing Cars & Drivers by Charles Fox
Cars in Profile – Collection 2 by Anthony Harding
McLaren Race Cars by Norman Hayes
Automobile Connoisseurs: 3 Published by Speed Sports Publications Ltd
Can-Am by Peter Lyons
The Last Season – The Life of Bruce McLaren by Jeanne Beeching
Trio at the Top by Desmond Mahoney
Champions of Speed by Richard Becht
Great Racing Drivers by Doug Nye
The Golden Era of New Zealand Motor Racing by Graham Vercoe